NEW YORK – The Mets have had a right-handed pitching prospect reach the majors with plenty of fanfare each of the last two seasons. Last year it was Matt Harvey. This season it was Zack Wheeler.

Two more, Rafael Montero and Noah Syndergaard, are expected in 2014. Last night, they were both at Citi Field to receive organizational awards for their standout seasons.

They were starting pitchers for the Futures Game here in July and they both figure to call this home by the middle of 2014.

Montero reached Triple-A Las Vegas this season and managed to defy the dreadful pitching conditions as its a known as a hitters’ league. The 22-year-old Dominican posted a 3.05 ERA in 16 starts for Las Vegas after compiling a 2.43 ERA in 11 starts with Double-A Binghamton. Between the two levels, he had a 2.78 ERA and 150 strikeouts over a career-high 155⅓ innings.

Montero received a Sterling Award as the top performer for Las Vegas.

“When the season ended, I felt a little tired because I threw 155 innings,” Montero said in Spanish. “But I’m working to throw more next year.”

Because he has already reached Triple-A, Montero will likely reach the majors before Syndergaard, perhaps out of spring training. But the 21-year-old Syndergaard, who was named a co-player of the year for Binghamton, is regarded as the better prospect, and one of the best in the sport.

The 6-foot-5 Texan dominated upon getting called up from Single-A St. Lucie. Syndergaard went 6-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 11 starts over 54 innings for the Double-A affiliate. His ERA was distorted by his final outing of the campaign, in which he allowed nine earned runs over 3 1/3 innings.

“I thought I had a pretty good year,” said Syndergaard, whom the Blue Jays traded to the Mets as part of the package for R.A. Dickey in December. “I’m very impressed with what I did. I got a lot better on the field.”

The numbers with Binghamton were slightly better than in St. Lucie. In 63 2/3 innings with the Single-A affiliate, he went 3-3 with a 3.11 ERA.

“Something just clicked really,” Syndergaard said of his slightly improved production. “It was probably the competition. Always, my whole life, I’ve competed better against guys that are older and have better experience.”

Syndergaard was satisfied with the command of his fastball, which approaches triple digits, and noted that his curveball improved dramatically. But he emphasized the need to work on developing his changeup, which he hopes to accomplish with help from Dillon Gee during the offseason in Texas. Syndergaard grew up in Mansfield, about a 40-minute drive from Gee’s hometown, Cleburne.

“My goal is to just continue developing my pitches and work really hard this offseason,” Syndergaard said. To get as strong and explosive as possible, but still maintaining my flexibility as well.”

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Carlos Torres (4-6, 3.44 ERA) allowed three runs in the first inning and the Mets couldn’t recover in their 4-2 loss to the Brewers Friday night. Yovandi Gallardo (12-10, 4.18 ERA) limited the Mets to two runs on seven hits over seven innings as the Brewers took the first two games of the season-ending series.

Torres was struck by a line drive off his right foot, but X-rays were negative. Formally a reliever, Torres replaced Matt Harvey in the rotation and finishes the season with a 4.89 ERA in nine starts this season.

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Batting second for the first time this season, first baseman Lucas Duda went 2-for-4 with a double. Mets manager Terry Collins decided to put the slugger in the two-hole because of his ability to get on base. Duda entered the game with a .352 on-base percentage, the Mets’ second-highest mark among regulars.